The Great Christmas Bowl

In a novella destined to become a holiday classic, The Great Christmas Bowl will have you laughing one minute and swallowing the lump in your throat the next. Susan May Warren has done it again. This time she’s captured all the mania and magic that is Christmas in this charming tale about Marianne Wallace, a woman in a small Minnesota town who just adores the holidays.Usually. This year is a little different. While Marianne’s caught up in preparing for a family Christmas that has to be perfect in every detail, her son’s football team has a shot at the state championship. So far so good—until the team’s mascot goes missing. And the church’s Christmas Tea needs organizing. Who better than Marianne to step in and save the day? Things start to unravel as Marianne realizes she’s in over her head. Then, one by one, her children tell her they can’t come home for Christmas. As her sparkling white Christmas turns to blue, can Marianne get the magic back?“I hope you enjoy reading [this story] as much as I enjoyed writing it,” Susan says, “and that it brings to you some of the flavor and magic of your childhood . . . and perhaps the delightful memories of Christmases with your family.” Susan invites readers to share a favorite Christmas story or family recipe on her blog at TheGreatChristmasbowl.blogspot.comThe Great Christmas Bowl is the perfect Christmas gift for anyone on your list who loves a funny, heartwarming story—and that includes yourself! By this and other great books at The Lighthouse or www.lighthousebooksource.com (Taken from Tyndale's Fiction First Newsletter)